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Control Panel Reference

20–TEN Panel Cabling

All 20–TEN control panels and the Serial Interface must be 
connected to the RS485 bus and to an external DC power supply. 
In addition, the Serial Interface must be connected to an external 
controller using the RS232 or RS422 connector.

Terminal or PC

(controller)

SERIM*

Performer

TEN-20 Control Panel

TEN-20 Control Panel

TEN-20 Control Panel

¨RS232 or 422

RS485

Up to 32 control panels can 
be on RS485 bus.

*Serial Interface

Performer

Performer

Termination at 
end point of bus

DC SUPPLY, 

TYPICAL

Summary of Contents for PERFORMER

Page 1: ...PERFORMER D IG ITAL 10X1 ROUTING SWITCHER Instruction Manual TP3461 01 FIRST PRINTING SEPTEMBER 1994 ...

Page 2: ...nts issued and pending Product options and specifications subject to change without notice The informa tion in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley Group Grass Valley Group assumes no re sponsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication Region Vo...

Page 3: ...rican Power Supply Cords xiii International Power Supply Cords xiii EMC Regulatory Notices xiv Federal Communications Commission FCC Part 15 Information xiv Germany FTZ xiv Preface About the Performer Manual xiiv Glossary of Terms xviii Section 1 Product Description Introduction 1 1 Product Features 1 1 Contents ...

Page 4: ... ASCII to Performer cont 2 13 PC Performer ASCII to Modem to Performer 2 14 PC Performer ASCII to Modem to Performer cont 2 15 PC TEN XL ASCII to Performer cont 2 17 PC TEN XL ASCII to Modem to Performer 2 18 PC TEN XL ASCII to Modem to Performer cont 2 19 TEN XL SCP XY mode to Performer 2 20 TEN XL SCP XY mode to Modem to Performer 2 21 TEN XL Remote Panels to Performer 2 22 TNX AFV19 to Performe...

Page 5: ...uctions 2 45 Control Panel Reference 2 47 Performer Serial Remote Control Panel 2 48 Performer Protocol Selection 2 48 General Rules for Performer TEN 20 20 TEN Protocol 2 50 Performer S1 Switch Settings 2 50 Remote Panel Switch Settings 2 54 TEN XL SCP Switch Configuration 2 59 Controlling More Than One Performer 2 59 SCP Power Cabling 2 68 TEN 20 20 TEN Panels and Serial Interface 2 69 Panel Pro...

Page 6: ...ol Panel 3 14 Dual Mode Operation 3 14 X Y Mode Operation 3 16 Error Indicator 3 18 Power Indicator 3 18 TEN 20 20 TEN Control Panels Operation 3 19 10 BPS Panel 3 20 Source Selection 3 20 Placing Protects 3 20 Error Indications 3 20 MBCP Panels 3 22 Selecting Destinations 3 22 Presetting and Taking a Source 3 23 Clearing Entry Errors 3 23 Placing Protects 3 23 Displaying Destinations 3 24 Error C...

Page 7: ... Protect Message 3 40 Release Protect Message 3 40 Status Request Message 3 41 Response Message 3 42 TEN XL ASCII Protocol 3 43 TEN XL SMPTE Protocol 3 45 Model 100 110 Compatible Protocol 3 48 Model 200 Compatible Protocol 3 49 Model 300 Compatible Protocol 3 51 SMPTE 3245 E Protocol 3 52 Notes About SMPTE Message Processing 3 55 Performer Service Information 3 58 Exchange Policy 3 58 In Warranty...

Page 8: ...viii Contents ...

Page 9: ...pear here Please read and follow the important safety information noting especially those instructions related to risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in ...

Page 10: ...e literature accompanying the appliance The fuse symbol indicates that the fuse referenced in text must be replaced with one having the ratings indicated This symbol represents a protective grounding terminal Such a terminal must be connected to earth ground prior to making any other connections to the equipment CAUTION This equipment contains static sensitive components Use anti static grounding ...

Page 11: ...uch exposed connections and components while power is on Do not wear hand jewelry or watches when troubleshooting high current circuits such as the power supplies During installation do not use the door handles or front panels to lift the equipment as they may open abruptly and injure you To avoid fire hazard use only the specified correct type voltage and current rating as referenced in the appro...

Page 12: ...d only as described in the manual To prevent equipment damage select the proper line voltage at the ac input connector as described in the Installation documentation To reduce the risk of electric shock ensure that the two power supply cords are each plugged into a separate branch circuit Circuit boards in this product may be populated with surface mount and ASIC components Special tools and techn...

Page 13: ...ternational Power Supply Cords This cord is supplied with a molded grounding connector IEC 320 C13 at one end and stripped conductors 50 5 mm at the other Conductors are CEE color coded light blue neutral brown line and green yellow ground Other IEC 320 C 13 type power supply cords can be used if they comply with the safety regulations of the country in which they are installed See the illustratio...

Page 14: ...ned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user wil...

Page 15: ... re test the equipment and verify compliance Grass Valley Group Inc P O Box 1114 Grass Valley CA 95945 U S A HINWEIS FÜR DEN BENUTZER BETREIBER Die Vom Betreiber zusammengestellte Anlage innerhalb dieses Gerätes eingesetzt wird muß ebenfalls den Voraussetzungen Vfg 243 46 1992 genügen The German Postal Service requires that systems assembled by the operator user of this instrument must also comply...

Page 16: ...xiv Safeguards and Notices ...

Page 17: ...cription An overview of Performer including a functional description and a table of specifications Installation A comprehensive guide to uncrating installing configuring and cabling your Performer system and its options Operation and Service Aguide to using your Performer system and information regarding service Index An alphanumeric locator of subjects in this manual In addition a glossary of ter...

Page 18: ...erator selects the video source the audio simultaneously and automatically switches with the video baud rate In terms of bits the number of bits per second transmitted in a digital signal binary A base 2 numbering system using the two digits 0 and 1 as opposed to the ten digits 0 through 9 in the decimal system BPS Button Per Source A router control panel that has a designat ed button for every co...

Page 19: ...urrent selection is locked and prevented from accidental change protocol A set of conventions governing the format and timing of mes sage exchanges to control data movements and detect errors RS232 RS422 RS485 Electrical mechanical standards for serial communications serial bit rate The speed at which bits are transmitted in a serial digital sig nal SERIM SERial Interface Module Translates RS232 a...

Page 20: ...terval video clamped Re establishment of a fixed DC reference level for the video signal X Y mode A switching matrix which places inputs sources on an X axis and outputs destinations on a Y axis Routing connections are made by specifying an X value to be connected to a Y val ue Any available source can be connected to any available destination ...

Page 21: ...her Included are Product features Functional description Specifications Product Features Performer is a serial digital 10 input by 1 output video with dual AES EBU audio routing system from Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA GRASSVALLEY GROUP INPUT SELECTION STATUS DISPLAY DIRECT AUTO 360Mb 270Mb 177Mb 143Mb V A1 Ch1 2 A2 Ch3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 22: ...trobe select BNC video connectors BNC or D type AES EBU connectors Dual video and audio outputs Compact 1 rack unit construction 90 to 250 volt operation Relegendable pushbutton caps Performer options include Tally relays for 10 inputs Joystick Override control Remote control panel Performer circuitry resides in a sealed 1 rack unit frame The standard unit contains just four printed circuit boards...

Page 23: ...nector Remote Control Version BNC type audio I O connectors local or remote control Model PFR SDB 10X1 Serial Digital Video AES EBU Audio 75Ω BNC type connector Local Control Version Model PFR SDBRC 10X1 Serial Digital Video AES EBU Audio 75Ω BNC type connector Remote Control Version NOTE The two AES EBU audio channels can be switched together with video switched together separately or switched in...

Page 24: ...d switches to the correct rate i e with D1 at Input 1 and D2 at Input 2 user switches from Input 1 to Input 2 The switcher will automatically switch to the new rate NOTE The input sources must be locked together and timed DIRECT mode like the AUTO mode it automatically selects the input rate and the non reclocked mode signal goes directly from the input to the output without going through the dese...

Page 25: ...ideo inputs Two 2 BNC connectors for the video output pair Twenty 20 BNC connectors 10 for AES1 and 10 for AES2 Four 4 BNC connectors 2 for AES1 out and 2 for AES2 out An IEC connector for the mains power supply One 1 25 pin female D type connector for serial communication and a slot for an optional 25 pin female D type connector Balanced D type audio connector Ten 10 BNC connectors for ten 10 vid...

Page 26: ...e ten input signals of AES Ch 1 2 to the output AES Ch 3 4 uses identical circuitry Control circuitry is based on an 68HC711 CPU running at 4 9152MHz supported by a 27C256 PROM and a DS1225AD RAM The CPU contains a programmable full duplex serial channel to handle serial data to and from the RS232 RS422 and RS485 driver and receiver circuits Three 8 segment switches allow users to determine serial...

Page 27: ...5VDC necessary for remote operation and for lighting the front panel LEDs Input power may be 100 to 240 volts The AC line cord is hardwired to the frame and is UL or TUV selectable at time of original order The AC input is fused but is not user serviceable This fuse is soldered onto the power supply circuit board and is accessible to a qualified service person only by removing the top cover Tally ...

Page 28: ...y Options RS232 RS422 Serial Communications VIDEO OUTPUTS SERIAL LINE DRIVER Direct Mode 11th input DESERIALIZER COPROCESSOR FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY Rate Detector Indirect Mode Front panel control communication RS422 232 communication control GPI and Tally control MICRO PROCESSOR CONTROLLER VIDEO MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM Direct Auto 143Mb s 177Mb s 270Mb s 360Mb s B...

Page 29: ...EIVERS Channel 1 10 X 1 AUDIO MULTIPLEXER AES EBU AUDIO INPUTS Ch 1 AES EBU AUDIO INPUTS Ch 2 Channel 2 10 X 1 AUDIO MULTIPLEXER From Controller CH 1 OUTPUTS RS485 LINE DRIVER CH 2 OUTPUTS RS485 LINE DRIVER AUDIO FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 30: ...udio Matrices Two 2 10X1 AES EBU matrices Audio Data Type Serial Digital conforms to standard AES3 1992 ANSI S4 40 1985 Number of Inputs Ten per each audio matrix 20 total Input Level 400mV signal level 7Vp p balanced Input Connector Type Either balanced female D connector or unbalanced 75ΩBNC connector Input Impedance 110Ω 5 100KHz to 6MHz D connector input only 75Ω 5 100KHz to 6MHz BNC connector...

Page 31: ... D connector both 5 and 100KHz to 6MHz Operating Modes and Electrical Length Mode Length 143Mb 38 3 ns 177Mb 37 6 ns 270Mb 36 6 ns 360Mb 35 6 ns Auto See Above Direct 26 0 ns non reclocked Mechanical Power Size H 1 Rack Unit 1 75 4 45cm D 10 25 4cm W EIA standard 19 48 3cm Weight 15 Lbs 6 75kg Temperature Range 0 to 50 C operational Humidity Range 0 to 95 non condensing operational Operational Ran...

Page 32: ...1 12 Section 1 Product Description ...

Page 33: ... equipment Button Labeling Installing supplied source names under front panel button caps Rack Mounting Installing frame in an equipment rack Bit Rate Selection Selecting correct in out bit rates via front panel bit rate mode switch Cabling Making cable connections to frame Power Up Applying AC power and running a brief switcher operating check NOTE Factory default settings allow a single system f...

Page 34: ... to check your order s completeness use the guide to direct you through installation and operation While checking off each item make sure that no damage was incurred during shipping If you find shipping damage contact the shipping agency immediately Save the shipping containers You can reuse them any time you transport the equipment Safety Information WARNING High voltage Do not apply AC power wit...

Page 35: ...er the Tally Board or Looping Cable Option later see the Installation Reference section and install it as described If the factory settings meet your requirements and you are not installing a Tally Board or Looping Cable Option go to Rack Mounting the Performer in this section to begin frame installation If you wish to make changes in the factory configuration or learn more about potential setting...

Page 36: ... rack mounting bracket is supplied with the frame as shipped You should consider it if you have a lot of unsupported cable weight on the back of Performer There are many different rack manufacturers The size and thread pitch of mounting screws varies Thus these screws must be supplied by the rack manufacturer or purchased locally PERFORMER SD VAA GRASS VALLEY GROUP INPUT SELECTION STATUS DISPLAY 1...

Page 37: ...e modes of operation the bit rate selected via the front panel switch must match the input rate s AUTO mode provides automatic bit rate selection when input rates are different The PERFORMER automatically detects the input bit rate and switches to the correct rate i e with D1 at Input 1 and D2 at Input 2 user switches from Input 1 to Input 2 The switcher will automatically switch to the new rate N...

Page 38: ...nnect the remaining number1 audio source chan nels to AUDIO 1 IN BNCs 2 10 3 Connect your second audio source left or right channel to AUDIO 2 IN BNC 1 4 Connect the remaining number 2 audio source channels to AU DIO 2 IN BNCs 2 10 AUDIO 1 2 BNC OUT Two points of connection are provided for the single output of each audio channel Typically one is used as a monitor output the other as the primary d...

Page 39: ...CT mode cable length is dependent on serial standard and receiving equipment Video Out V OUT 1 and 2 Single video output has two points of connection 1 Using 75 ohm coaxial cable connect the V OUT 1 or V OUT 2 BNC to the equip ment you are feeding 2 Connect the unused V OUT BNC in step 1 to additional equipment or to a video monitor as necessary 3 The output cable must be terminated with a 75 0hm ...

Page 40: ...h 8 on the Performer front panel or skipped entirely by pressing any other button Status information is displayed in the following order Performer automatically adjusts itself to NTSC or PAL video signals 1 Due to the variation in styles you must provide and install the AC plug end for export units PFR 240 Start up Display Protocol or Test 88 88 88 LED test rE SE t Warm reset 10 20 TEN 20 compatib...

Page 41: ...tions Performer Remote to Performer PC Performer ASCII to Performer PC TEN XL ASCII to Performer PC Performer ASCII to Modem to Performer PC TEN XL ASCII to Modem to Performer TEN XL SCP XY mode to Performer TEN XL SCP XY mode to Modem to Performer TEN XL Remote Panels to Performer TNX AFV19 to Performer 20 TEN XYCP to Performer 100 110 to Performer 200 to Performer 300 to Performer ...

Page 42: ... have to remove the top cover to access these switches because a small slide cover is located on the frame s top cover directly above the switches See the illustration below OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S2 S3 S1 1 Remove screw from side of slide cover 2 Hold slide cover tightly against side of frame and remove top screw 3 Slide cover to the left to open ...

Page 43: ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA 143Mb 177Mb 270Mb 360Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 Performer Dot indicates switch down on that side Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7...

Page 44: ...PTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 Dot indicates switch down on that side OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Performer S1 S3 S2 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Gro...

Page 45: ... strings Preset string M0007D000501 Take string M0003T01 Table 2 1 ASCI I Description Preset String Byte 1 M carriage return Byte 2 00 Performer address Byte 3 07 number of data string characters CMD D data preset source to destination Byte 4 00 level 00 all levels Byte 5 05 input selection Byte 6 01 output selection Take Strings Byte 1 M carriage return Byte 2 00 Performer address Byte 3 03 numbe...

Page 46: ...e max 50 15 25m TNX MIC 056861 PC Performer ASCII Baud 1200 Data Bit 7 Parity Odd Stop 1 Performer Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S1 S3 S2 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1...

Page 47: ...io 1 and audio 2 Performer ASCII command strings Preset string M0007D000501 Take string M0003T01 Table 1 2 ASCI I Description Preset String M carriage return 00 Performer address 07 number of data string characters D CMD data preset source to destination 00 level 00 all levels 05 input selection 01 output selection Take String M carriage return 00 Performer address 03 number of data string charact...

Page 48: ...b AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 25 1 13 14 PC TEN XL ASCII PC 25 pin Female TXD 2 RXD 3 GND 7 Performer 25 pin Male 16 RXD 3 TXD 18 GND Cable max 50 15 25m TNX IRS 056857 1 25 Baud 9600 Data Bit 7 Parity Odd Stop 1 Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTIO...

Page 49: ...ll switch video input number 4 and both audio channels to input number 6 TEN XL ASCII protocol does not allow left and right audio channel breakaway TEN XL ASCII command string B0035 The video and audio crosspoints are numbered 0 through 9 Table 2 2 ASCII Description Byte 1 B start of transmission Byte 2 00 Performer address Byte 3 35 video crosspoint 4 audio crosspoint 6 ...

Page 50: ...max 50 15 25m TNX MIC 056861 PC Performer ASCII Baud 1200 Data Bit 7 Parity Odd Stop 1 Performer Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S1 S3 S2 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2...

Page 51: ...mmand string will switch video input number 4 and both audio channels to input number 6 TEN XL ASCII protocol does not allow left and right audio channel breakaway TEN XL ASCII command string B0035 The video and audio crosspoints are numbered 0 through 9 Table 2 3 ASCII Description B start of transmission 00 Performer address 35 video crosspoint 4 audio crosspoint 6 ...

Page 52: ...ON REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA 143Mb 177Mb 270Mb 360Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 25 1 13 14 Dot indicates switch down on that sid...

Page 53: ... 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TEN X L Modem 1 25 1 25 Modem 25 pin Male RXC 2 TXD 3 GND 7 1 25 Modem 25 pin Male TXD 2 RXD 3 GND 7 Cable max 50 15 25m TNX MIC 056861 AC IN 7 9 1 1 3 5 A2 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 A1 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 V OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AC IN 7 9 1 V OUT 8 10 2 AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 54: ...FV TNX TCP TNX SMP TNX 2AFV AC IN 7 9 1 1 3 5 A2 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 A1 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 V OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AC IN 7 9 1 V OUT 8 10 2 AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA Performer 1 3 5 2 4 6 VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE Performer SD Performer SDB 143Mb 177Mb 270Mb 360Mb AUTO DIR...

Page 55: ... 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 A1 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 V OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AC IN 7 9 1 V OUT 8 10 2 AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 14 13 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S1 S2 S3 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dot indicates switch down on that side OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S1 S2 S3 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dot indicates switch down on that sid...

Page 56: ...TAKE CLEAR LAST 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 150 ohm resistor OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEVELS PANEL NUMBER DEST AC IN 7 9 1 1 3 5 A2 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 A1 OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 V OUT 8 10 2 2 4 6 AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AC IN 7 9 1 V OUT 8 10 2 AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA Performer 1 ...

Page 57: ... rate jumper J9 to pos E 100 110 Control Panel Editor Enable ON 1 Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S3 S2 S1 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley ...

Page 58: ...d rate jumper J9 to pos E 100 110 Control Panel Editor Enable ON 1 Performer Conditional mode Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S3 S2 S1 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 59: ...Performer SD Performer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S3 S2 S1 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA 143Mb 177Mb 270Mb 360Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH...

Page 60: ...mer SDB AC IN V OUT VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE AES EBU IN OUT 1 AES EBU IN OUT 2 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 AC IN A2 OUT A1 OUT V OUT AUDIO 2 IN AUDIO 1 IN VIDEO IN OPTION REMOTE 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 3 5 8 10 2 2 4 6 S3 S2 S1 VIDEO A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grass Valley Group PERFORMER SD VAA 143Mb 177Mb 270Mb 360Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 25 1 1...

Page 61: ...lacing Removing replacing frame top cover Removing replacing terminating resistors Remote connector cabling Option connector cabling Tally board option installation Looping cable option installation Access to internal switches via frame top slide cover Vertical interval strobe selection Switch reference Switcher polling address Serial communications protocol selection ...

Page 62: ... you how WARNING Lethal voltages present inside frame DO NOT apply AC power with cover removed Disconnect AC power before removing cover Removal 1 Disconnect AC power 2 Remove the six large phillips machine screws from each side of the frame and the ten smaller screws from the top 3 Lift the top back and up and set it aside INPUT SELECTION STATUS DISPLAY 360Mb 270Mb 177Mb 143Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH...

Page 63: ...re discussed on the following pages When replacing the top make sure you slide the lip into the front panel slot CAUTION If the top is not replaced exactly according to instructions it will no longer be EMI tight PERFORMER SD VAA GRASS VALLEY GROUP GRASS VALLEY GROUP INPUT SELECTION STATUS DISPLAY 360Mb 270Mb 177Mb 143Mb AUTO DIRECT V A1 CH1 2 A2 CH3 4 Front Lip ...

Page 64: ...00 R401 should not be installed in either case NOTE The silkscreen text on board may be incorrect AC Line Cord Receptacle Bit Rate Mode Select Switch AES EBU IN OUT 2 Connector AES EBU IN OUT 1 Connector optional Tally Board 066921 10 40 pin ribbon cable 054661 00 26 pin ribbon cable 052781 40 pin ribbon cable 054661 01 Power Supply PE1298 00 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 65: ...sing RS422 or RS485 control you may need to construct a connecting cable Both RS422 and RS485 control require terminating resistors as described in Removing Replacing Terminating Resistors later in this section When cabling be sure the terminating resistor is installed at the end of the RS422 or RS485 bus Table 2 4 REMOTE Connector Pin Assignments Signal Pin VA bit A of 4 bit binary video status 1...

Page 66: ... 19 A bit A of 5 bit binary source select 21 B bit B of 5 bit binary source select 22 C bit C of 5 bit binary source select 9 D bit D of 5 bit binary source select 20 KEY ON active low any button press 12 A ONLY active low audio only select 10 V ONLY active low video only select 11 TX RS422 RS485 1 TX RS422 RS485 2 RX RS422 14 RX RS422 15 TX RS232 3 RX RS232 16 VI Strobe 4 Ground RS485 S 18 20V DC...

Page 67: ...s section Once the Tally Relay Board and connector are installed you can cable control and tally as illustrated below and listed in Table 2 5 See the Operation section of this guide for Joystick Override and control operating information Relay closures follow video source selections When the corresponding video source is selected the relay closes and remains closed until the video source is releas...

Page 68: ...o Audio Board Follow steps below to install Tally Board 1 Using the hardware provided install the Tally Board as shown and described in the illustration below 2 Attach the 26 pin ribbon cable 052781 between Tally Board connector P2 and VAA Board connector P4 3 Attach the 40 pin ribbon cable 054661 between Tally Board connector P1 and VAA Board connector P3 optional Tally Board 066921 10 40 pin rib...

Page 69: ...d Looping Connector Ribbon Cable Ribbon Cable Control Path To Microprocessor When installing Tally Board install blank header here to avoid chafing ribbon cables 29 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW10 SWV SWA1 SWA2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5V SWITCHES JOYSTICK OR CUSTOM CONTROL OPTION CONNECTOR PIN NUMBERS R1 R2 R3 R4 R6 R7 R8 R9 R5 R10 25 COMMON 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PERFORME...

Page 70: ...itch 5 5 Switch 6 6 Switch 7 7 Switch 8 8 Switch 9 9 Switch 10 10 Switch V Video Only 11 Switch A1 Audio 1 Only 12 Switch A2 Audio 2 Only 13 GPI Switch Common 5V 14 Tally Relay 1 15 Tally Relay 2 16 Tally Relay 3 17 Tally Relay 4 18 Tally Relay 5 19 Tally Relay 6 20 Tally Relay 7 21 Tally Relay 8 22 Tally Relay 9 23 Tally Relay 10 24 Tally Common 25 ...

Page 71: ...e 26 pin ribbon cable 052781 between the Looping Connector and the OPTION cutout See the illustration When the Looping connector has been installed there are now two control paths to and from the Performer microprocessor The microprocessor can use either of the two paths to receive instructions from a control panel or additional switcher or to send instructions to additional frames OPTION REMOTE V...

Page 72: ... change the vertical interval strobe setting 1 Locate switch S2 segments 7 and 8 see page 2 41 2 Set for one of the three following conditions Standalone For Internal Strobe without providing external strobe output from pin 4 of REMOTE connector Open segments 7 and 8 Master To provide External Strobe from pin 4 of the REMOTE connector while using Internal Strobe open segment 7 Close segment 8 Fact...

Page 73: ...Switch Segments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 Data Bits S3 C Selectable for ASCII and Model 200 protocols only Other protocols are always 8 data bits 8 Data Bits S3 O 300 Baud S3 O O O 600 Baud S3 O O C 1200 Baud S3 O C O 2400 Baud S3 O C C 4800 Baud S3 C O O 9600 Baud S3 C O C 19 2K Baud S3 C C O 38 4K Baud S3 C C C 76 8K Baud S3 O O O No Parity S3 O O Even Parity S3 O C Odd Parity S3 C O VI Internal send ex...

Page 74: ...O 100 110 Conditional S2 O C O C 200 S2 O C C O 300 S2 O C C C Perf 20 TEN Master S2 C O O O 20 TEN Slave S2 C O C O 20 TEN All Lvls Master S2 C O O C 20 TEN All Slv S2 C O C C Loopback Test S2 C C O O Normal S3 O 19 x 1 Secondary S3 C TEN XL Parallel I F Master S3 O TEN XL Parallel I FSlave S3 C Table 2 6 Switch Reference S1 2 and 3 in Performer Switcher continued Effect Switch Segments 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 75: ...o all protocols Refer to the list below to see which addresses your protocol allows Performer ASCII Full Range TEN XL ASCII 00 99 2 BCD numbers See illustration TEN XL SMPTE 40 255 28H FFH GVG Model 100 or 110 Full Range GVG Model 200 0 23 GVG Model 300 0 7 SMPTE 3245 E 40 255 28H FFH NOTE For addressing refer to the instructions for the control panel you are using page 2 54 f or Performer remote ...

Page 76: ...g Polling Address GVG TEN XL ASCII Protocol This protocol divides the address switch segments into two groups of four each 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 8 Each group assigns in binary an address digit from 0 to 9 Digits larger than nine are invalid Thus the highest valid address is 99 Segments 1 4 assign the first or most significant digit Segments 5 8 assign the second or least significant digit See the illu...

Page 77: ... set serial port data bits at 7 or 8 For other protocols the data bits are automatically set at 8 Performer serial port stop bits are automatically set at 1 The Operation section of this guide contains information regarding and examples of messages in each of the various protocols General Selection Instructions 1 Locate 8 segment switch S2 on the VAA Board see page 2 10 Note that each switch is nu...

Page 78: ... to control the Performer as well GVG TEN XL SMPTE Use this protocol when you are controlling a TEN XL switcher from a host computer using the TEN XL s modified SMPTE and you wish to control the Performer as well GVG Model 100 and 110 Use this protocol when you are controlling the Performer from the Grass Valley Model 100 or 110 Production Switcher GVG Model 200 Use this protocol when you are cont...

Page 79: ...l Reference ControlPanelReference This section contains reference information for the following control panels Performer Serial Remote Control Panel TEN XL Serial Control Panel TEN 20 20 TEN Panels and Serial Interface ...

Page 80: ...le Powering up the panel Performer Protocol Selection In order to use the Performer remote panel you must set Performer for one of the four 20 TEN compatible protocols referred to henceforth as Performer Remote 20 TEN protocol Directions for doing this are described earlier in this section When a 20 TEN protocol is selected the Performer serial port is forced to 76 8K baud 8 data bits no parity re...

Page 81: ...bus conten tion Performer Remote 20 TEN Compatible All Levels Master Mode Levels V A1 and A2 within a Performer are treated as a single level they switch simultaneously in response to commands from control panel breakaway still possible using Performer front panel buttons Performer is in Master Mode It responds to instructions from and returns tally messages to control panel Other Performers on bu...

Page 82: ...gure control panels and switchers to suit many needs Performers on the same bus can be set to different protocol variations The settings described here consist of Switch S1 settings on the Performer Control Panel switch settings Performer S1 Switch Settings When the Performer is configured for one of the 20 TEN protocol variations the function of S1 is to select source destination and level offset...

Page 83: ...gh 10 If a source offset of 1 is selected Performer sources are numbered from 11 through 20 When a source offset of 2 is selected Performer sources are numbered 21 through 30 This sequence continues through a source offset of 7 and sources numbered from 71 through 80 The following table lists S1 switch settings and the resulting source offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed s...

Page 84: ...nation offset of 1 is selected the Performer destination is 11 When a destination offset of 2 is selected the Performer destination is 21 This sequence continues through a destination offset of 7 and a destination of 71 The following table lists S1 switch settings and the resulting destination offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment Table 2 10 Performer Destination Off...

Page 85: ...l Levels protocol variations is selected The following table lists S1 switch settings and the resulting level offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment If two or more Performers are assigned to the same destination and level they cannot be independently controlled but will switch in tandem In this instance only one of the Performers could be in Master Mode the others mus...

Page 86: ...signed a value that value is added into the address total when the segment is in the ON position See the illustration below Source Offset Segments 1 2 and 3 of the middle switch determine Source Offset The segments operate in binary fashion 1 most significant 3 least to select source offsets from 0 to 7 When a source offset of 0 is selected the panel will control sources numbered from 1 through 10...

Page 87: ...ble lists switch settings and the resulting source offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment Table 2 12 Remote Panel Source Offset Sources 1 2 3 1 10 O O O 11 20 O O C 21 30 O C O 31 40 O C C 41 50 C O O 51 60 C O C 61 70 C C O 71 80 C C C CONTROLLED DESTINATION 0 7 LEVEL OFFSET 0 3 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SOURCE OFFSET 0 7 ...

Page 88: ...cted the panel controls destination 1 If a destination offset of 1 is selected the panel controls destination 11 This sequence continues through a destination offset of 7 and a destination of 71 The following table lists switch settings and the resulting destination offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment Table 2 13 Remote Panel Destination Offset Destination 4 5 6 1 O...

Page 89: ...l variations is selected The following table lists switch settings and the resulting level offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment If two or more Performers are assigned to the same destination and level they cannot be independently controlled but will switch in tandem In this instance only one of the Performers could be in Master Mode the others must be in Slave Mode ...

Page 90: ... normal operation these segments should all be in the OFF position If they are in any other position the panel will not control switchers but will enter a diagnostic mode or an invalid condition Diagnostic modes are for factory test purposes only ON 1 2 3 4 PROTOCOL NOT USED Segments shown in positions for normal operation ...

Page 91: ...tion below note that there are two rows of ten selection buttons In X Y Mode the left button row selects a source the right button row selects one of ten Performers upon which that source selection will be made In X Y Mode each button in the right button row switcher selection determines the switcher address to which the routing message will be sent Button 1 selects the switcher at address 0 Butto...

Page 92: ...lled by TEN XL SCP in X Y mode Locate switch S1 on Performer see Performer Setup Switch Location in Common Configurations section Set dip switches on S1 for an address between 0 and 99 The above protocol divides the address switches into two groups of four each 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 8 Each group assigns in binary an address digit from 0 to 9 Digits larger than nine are invalid Thus the highest valid a...

Page 93: ... SCP are located on the following pages A single 8 position switch S1 is accessible through a cutout on top of the TEN XL SCP Panel To select a baud rate 1 Locate segments 1 through 4 on SCP switch S1 2 Set segments 1 through 4 for the appropriate baud rate The potential baud rate and corresponding switch settings are listed in Table 2 15 An O indicates an open segment A C indicates a closed segme...

Page 94: ...al Port Baud Rate Baud Rate S1 1 S1 2 S1 3 S1 4 45 5 C C C C 50 C C C O 75 C C O C 110 C C O O 134 5 C O C C 15 C O C O 300 C O O C 600 C O O O 1200 O C C C 1800 O C C O 2400 O C O O 4800 O O C C 9600 O O C O Recommended 19 2K O O O C 38 4K O O O O ...

Page 95: ...te the SCP must be in the Normal Mode The Diagnostic Mode is reserved for panel test and is described in the TEN XL Service Manual To select Normal Mode 1 Locate segment 6 on SCP switch S1 2 Close segment 6 Modem Compatibility The SCP will work with a Hayes compatible modem If you are using a modem you must set segment 7 of switch S1 accordingly If you are using a modem Open segment 7 If you are n...

Page 96: ...RS422 X Y Mode Connection Through Modem Power Connection RS232 Single Performer Connect a TNX IRS cable assembly 056857 from the SCP RS232 connector to the Performer REMOTE connector The cable length is sized according to your order the maximum length is 50 feet 15 meters 1 If you are controlling a single Performer you may use RS232 If you are controlling two or more you must use RS422 TNX SCP Pan...

Page 97: ...other The cable length is sized according to your order The maximum length is 4 000 feet 1 200 meters See the illustration below Dual Mode is best for controlling two Performers The SCP left button row will control the switcher you assign to address 0 the right button row will control the switcher you assign to address 1 or above TNX SCPPanel Performer Address 0 Performer Address 1 TNX CPS Cable p...

Page 98: ...g cables Connect a TNX ICC cable from the SCP RS422 connector to a Performer OPTION connector which has been internally connected to the REMOTE control path see above The cable length is sized according to your order The maximum length is 4 000 feet 1 200 meters Connect your own cables with D connectors on their ends from the first Performer to additional units G 6 G 6 OPTION OPTION OPTION To addi...

Page 99: ...t the cable from J232 of the control panel to the RS232 port of the modem 2 Set the modem switches to achieve the following Disable or turn off modem response codes to terminal or select the mode which sends them as numbers Disable or turn off command character echo Other settings will vary with particular modem At the far end connect the Performer REMOTE connector to the modem serial port using G...

Page 100: ...ply into a commercial power outlet See the Operation section of this guide for TEN XL panel operating instructions 1 North American Power Supply Cords Supplied with molded grounding plug NEMA 5 15P at one end and molded grounding connector IEC 320 C13 at the other end Conductors are CEE color coded light blue neutral brown line and geen yellow ground 2 International Power Supply Cords Supplied wit...

Page 101: ... of Performer from an external computer when other serial control panels are on the RS 485 bus as well Panel Protocol Selection In order to use these panels with Performer you must set the Performer for one of the TEN 20 20 TEN protocols The four protocols are described here Instructions for setting the protocols begin on page 2 9 and in the Switch Reference table on page 2 41 When a TEN 20 protoc...

Page 102: ... bus contention Performer Remote 20 TEN Compatible All Levels Master Mode Levels V A1 and A2 within a Performer are treated as a single level they switch simultaneously in response to commands from control panel breakaway still possible using Performer front panel buttons Performer is in Master Mode It responds to instructions from and returns tally messages to control panel Other Performers on bu...

Page 103: ...Switch S1 settings on the Performer TEN 20 Control Panel Switch Settings TEN 20 Control Panel Rack Mounting and Cabling Performer S1 Switch Settings When one of the TEN 20 protocol variations is selected Performer switch S1 s function changes from address selection to source destination and level offset selection As described above these offsets in conjunction with the protocol variations allow mu...

Page 104: ...itch settings and the resulting source offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment Table 2 17 Performer Source Offset Sources S1 1 S1 2 S1 3 1 10 O O O 11 20 O O C 21 30 O C O 31 40 O C C 41 50 C O O 51 60 C O C 61 70 C C O 71 80 C C C ...

Page 105: ...ination offset of 1 is selected the Performer destination is 11 When a destination offset of 2 is selected the Performer destination is 21 This sequence continues through a destination offset of 7 and a destination of 71 The following table lists S1 switch settings and the resulting destination offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment Table 2 18 Performer Destination Of...

Page 106: ...l Levels protocol variations is selected The following table lists S1 switch settings and the resulting level offset An O indicates an open segment a C indicates a closed segment If two or more Performers are assigned to the same destination and level they cannot be independently controlled but will switch in tandem In this instance only one of the Performers could be in Master Mode the others mus...

Page 107: ... for the controlled destination The 10BPS controls 10 sources The panel has switches on its rear connector channel which determine levels controlled level tallied panel address number and destination of control address The MBCP Multibus Control Panel allows you to make a source selection from preassigned control levels to any of four destinations routing switchers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PROTECT GRAS...

Page 108: ...rmers and have ganged their levels so that they switch simultaneously your specific application will govern your levels of control choice The level of tally is typically the video level 1 but may be any level from 1 to 4 The panel silkscreen illustrated below clearly indicates switch segment positions corresponding to levels of control and level of tally In this example levels 1 2 and 3 are enable...

Page 109: ...ssigns it an address If a segment is down on the side closest to the silkscreened 0 it adds no value to the address total If a segment is down on the side closest to the silkscreened number from 1 to 16 it adds that value to the address total The lower a panel s address the higher its priority The switch is illustrated below OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 16 PANEL NUMBER In this example th...

Page 110: ... down on the side closest to the silkscreened number from 1 to 64 it adds that value to the destination total The selected destination will remain the destination of control for BPS Panels MBCP panels allow the destination of control to be changed using front panel buttons For the MBCP the switch selected destination is the default destination at power up See the Operation section for details OPEN...

Page 111: ...controlled destination is displayed but its levels cannot be changed independently by front panel entry Serial Interface Switch Settings NOTE The Serial Interface discussed here is the TEN 20 20 TEN SERIM used to interface a computer or external control panel to the RS485 bus The Serial Interface translates between an external RS232 or RS422 capable control device and the RS485 bus allowing the ex...

Page 112: ...etermines whether the Serial Interface will communicate with the external controller in RS232 or RS422 standard If the segment associated with a standard is ON that standard is selected Only one may be used The switch is illustrated below ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEVELS ENABLE 1 2 3 4 R S 4 2 2 R S 2 3 2 Dot indicates switch position In this example levels 1 2 and 3 are enabled RS422 is selected Only on...

Page 113: ... from 0 to 31 Numbers silkscreened above a segment of the switch indicate its value When a segment is in the ON position its value is added into the panel number total The switch is illustrated below ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PANEL NUMBER 1 2 4 8 16 Dot indicates switch position In this example the serial interface has been assigned a panel number of 12 8 4 12 ...

Page 114: ...L PORT BAUD RATE PARITY LENGTH Baud Rate 1 2 3 4 45 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF 50 ON OFF OFF OFF 75 OFF ON OFF OFF 110 ON ON OFF OFF 134 5 OFF OFF ON OFF 150 ON OFF ON OFF 300 OFF ON ON OFF 600 ON ON ON OFF 1200 OFF OFF OFF ON 1800 ON OFF OFF ON 2000 OFF ON OFF ON 2400 ON ON OFF ON 4800 OFF OFF ON ON 9600 ON OFF ON ON 19 2K OFF ON ON ON 38 4K ON ON ON ON PARITY 5 6 OFF ON OFF EVEN OFF ON ODD OFF OFF DATA B...

Page 115: ...ly In addition the Serial Interface must be connected to an external controller using the RS232 or RS422 connector Terminal or PC controller SERIM Performer TEN 20 Control Panel TEN 20 Control Panel TEN 20 Control Panel RS232 or 422 RS485 Up to 32 control panels can be on RS485 bus Serial Interface Performer Performer Termination at end point of bus DC SUPPLY TYPICAL ...

Page 116: ...her 1 Connect to pin 1 2 Connect to pin 2 3 Connect S to pin 18 4 To extend bus use OPTION connector Looping Cable option must be installed Wire units in parallel using only the pins listed above Pin 4 is wired from master units to associated slave units Control Panel or Serial Interface Switcher At Control Panel 1 Strip insulation back 3 8 inch 2 Insert wire end in hole above screw 3 Tighten scre...

Page 117: ...gnal Detector The RS422 connector is the 9 pin D connector Pinout is Pin Circuit 1 Chassis Ground 2 Tx 3 Rx 4 Common 6 Chassis Ground 7 Tx 8 Rx 9 Common Remember that the RS422 standard requires the correct terminating resistor in the Performer which is at the end of the bus See page 2 32 for instructions DC Power Cabling The control panels and the serial interface are powered by external transfor...

Page 118: ...2 86 Section 2 Installation ...

Page 119: ...peration Serial Protocol Descriptions Service Information It is possible to control Performer from a Grass Valley Group Model 100 or 110 200 or 300 Production Switcher or from an RS232 or RS422 compatible terminal or computer Control from a Production Switcher is either invisible to the Production Switcher operator providing the Production Switcher is appropriately equipped and configured or is de...

Page 120: ... master panel it can remove protects placed by the remote panel Except for this difference the following operating descriptions apply to both the local integrated control panel and the remote control panel NOTE The Performer panel display does not tally Source destination and level offsets When several panels used on a bus are used to control several Performers other means such as labeling must be...

Page 121: ... input To perform an AFV take Press the button below the number of the desired source Following the example above the Status Display would indicate Video Audio 1 Channel 1 2 and Audio 2 Channel 3 4 deriving from source 5 5 For example if you press the button below source number 5 the number 5 input for Video Audio 1 and Audio 2 will be taken to the output STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 02 ...

Page 122: ...th of the other levels In the following example we assume a beginning status in which all levels are deriving from source 5 NOTE Many users are accustomed to holding down the Breakaway button while making a breakaway selection Performer simplifies this operation by allowing you to simply press and release the Breakaway button and then make your source selection STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 02 ...

Page 123: ...dashed underlines awaiting entry If you wish to cancel the breakaway press the Breakaway button a second time Press the button of the desired source The Status Display will now indicate that video is deriving from the selected source 8 in our example while Audio 1 and Audio 2 continue from source 5 STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 02 STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 03 ...

Page 124: ...s awaiting entry If you wish to cancel the breakaway press the Breakaway button a second time Press the button of the desired source The Status Display will now indicate thatAudio 1 is deriving from the newly selected source Video and Audio 2 continue as before for example if you had selected A1 source 4 V A1 A2 STATUS DISPLAY 04 V A1 A2 STATUS DISPLAY 04 ...

Page 125: ... lines awaiting entry If you wish to cancel the breakaway press the Breakaway button a second time Press the button of the desired source The Status Display will now indicate thatAudio 2 is deriving from the newly selected source Video and Audio 1 continue as before For example if you had selected A2 source 3 STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 05 STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 05 ...

Page 126: ...panel s protected status i e Followed by To release the protect Press and release all three Breakaway buttons simultaneously The panel will revert to normal operation The integral control panel of the switcher can remove protects placed by remote panels or external devices External devices cannot remove a protect placed by the integral control panel OR Remote Panel Placed Protect 06 Protect placed...

Page 127: ...verride operations follows Refer to the following diagram 1 An initial source is sent to the monitor using the Performer control panel This will be the default source 2 To check the signal coming out of the camera the camera operator presses and holds the switch on the CCU So long as the switch is held down the video of the associated camera is displayed on the monitor When the switch is released ...

Page 128: ...emote control panels are capable of breakaway operation The two panels differ physically but function identically Both the TNX RCP and TNX TCP have a single row of ten source selecting buttons and two additional breakaway buttons Each source selecting button has two LEDs the red LED indicates an active video selection the green LED indicates an active audio selection In audio follow video operatio...

Page 129: ...on Press and hold the audio or video breakaway button as desired Press the button of the desired source The source LED associated with your selection audio or video will light The selected source audio or video level only will be taken to the switcher output along with the unchanged level of the previously selected source 15 Red Video Only Green Audio Only VIDEO AUDIO ONLY Source Selection Typical...

Page 130: ...the selected source video and audio will be taken to the switcher output The button will light to indicate that its levels are active 19 x 1 Operation For 19 x 1 operation the TNX AFV19 shown above is used It controls two Performers configured and operated as a single 19 x 1 switcher The left most nine buttons on the panel select sources 1 through 9 while the right most ten buttons select sources ...

Page 131: ...but display 1 through 10 respectively The display will return to 1 when sources 1 through 9 are selected NOTE You can accidentally initiate a breakaway state from the front panel of a Performer If you do immediately press any buttons on the TNX AFV19 panel The breakaway state will cease Primary Performer Secondary Performer TNX AFV19 Control Panel Control Control Sources 10 19 Sources 1 9 Output o...

Page 132: ...ws of ten source selection buttons video and audio only breakaway buttons and two lights indicating communications errors and the presence of panel power respectively See the illustration below In Dual Mode the left button row controls one switcher address 0 while the right button row controls a second switcher address 1 Either audio follow video or breakaway selections can be made Grass Valley Gr...

Page 133: ...ay selection for either switcher Press and release the video or audio breakaway button as desired The LED in the center of the selected breakaway button will light indicating the panel is in breakaway mode Press the selection button of the desired audio or video source Only the selected level audio or video of the source will be routed to the switcher output The panel will then exit breakaway mode...

Page 134: ... mode control panel is connected to the Performer via a modem you must establish connection before the control panel can be operated After finishing you may also wish to disconnect Establishing modem connection varies for each installation To disconnect Simultaneously press source selection buttons 1 and 9 ...

Page 135: ...pon which that source selection will be made Audio Follow Video Source Selection To make an audio follow video source selection Press the button of the desired switcher Press the button of the desired source All levels of the selected source video and audio will be taken to the selected switcher s output The LED in the center of the buttons will light to indicate they are active Grass Valley Group...

Page 136: ...l will exit breakaway mode If you wish to exit breakaway mode before making a selection simply press the breakaway button a second time It is also possible to press and hold the breakaway button while making breakaway selections for multiple switchers Error Indicator The error indicator flashes when The microprocessor is initializing A communications error is detected An absent or malfunctioning s...

Page 137: ...y be used to control the Performer Panels are assigned to particular switchers by destination of control number and level number settings which coincide with those set at the switcher This section describes Performer operation using BPS Button Per Source Panels MBCP Multibus Panels XYCP X Y Panels Serial Interface ...

Page 138: ... The LED in the button will light steadily after a successful take If you attempted to take a protected source the LED will flash Placing Protects To place a protect Press the protect button The protect button LED will light to indicate the protect feature is active To remove the protect simply press the button a second time Error Indications The panel LEDs indicate various error conditions Attemp...

Page 139: ...3 21 TEN 20 20 TEN Control Panels Operation Tally level missing All panel LEDs will flash in unison Incorrectly configured panel All panel LEDs light steadily ...

Page 140: ... selected using a switch on back of the control panel see the Installation section To select a new destination of control Load the destination number into the display using the numeric buttons Press and hold the ID button Press the TAKE button of DEST A continuing to hold ID down The destination number will move from the preset to the DEST A window the display will blank Repeat to set DEST B DEST ...

Page 141: ...To clear an entry error before pressing TAKE Press CLEAR or Overflow the preset display by entering the correct number the last two selected digits will be used Placing Protects To protect a source destination configuration Press and hold the PROTECT button Press the TAKE button of the chosen destination The chosen destination is now protected The LED in the TAKE button of that destination will li...

Page 142: ...ssigned destination will be displayed in each of the four destination windows Error Codes Error codes are displayed when you attempt an operation which is not valid These codes are displayed in the preset window E0 System controller not responding E1 Attempted take of a protected destination E2 Attempted take of nonexistent source ...

Page 143: ...n Protect function Performer has three levels Level 4 of the X Y control panel is not used Presetting Destinations To preset a destination Press the DESTINATION button The display will load with dashes awaiting entry Enter the number of the desired destination using the numeric buttons The number will load into the destination display and flash to indicate that you may still edit it without distur...

Page 144: ...me for breakaway operation or they may be preset as a group If the panel is set to All Levels using the rear panel switch it will only preset all levels of a source as a group Before you can preset a source the panel must be displaying the status of the intended destination To preset levels selectively Press the LEVEL button under the selected preset display s The display will load with dashes awa...

Page 145: ...lected If you attempted to change a protected configuration the LED of the associated LEVEL button will flash Should you attempt to change a protected configuration an E1 protect error will be displayed If you have attempted to take a non valid source E2 will be displayed If there is no response from the controller E0 will be displayed Using the Last Function The LAST button is multi function If y...

Page 146: ... As we begin the panel is displaying status for destination 1 3 Press the LEVEL 1 button and preset source 18 4 Press the LEVEL 2 button and preset source 4 5 Press the LEVEL 3 button and preset source 11 6 Press the LEVEL 4 button and preset source 15 7 Press TAKE 8 Press the DESTINATION button and enter destination 11 9 Press TAKE 10 Quickly press LAST two times 11 Press TAKE 12 Press the DESTIN...

Page 147: ... To release a protect Press the PROTECT button a second time or Change destinations Serial Interface The Serial Interface translates between an ASCII RS422 or RS232 capable terminal or computer and the Performer RS485 bus The Serial Interface allows the terminal or computer to masquerade as a TEN 20 20 TEN or Performer remote control panel The operation of the Serial Interface is invisible to the ...

Page 148: ...g protocol are presented in the order shown Performer ASCII Performer Remote Control TEN 20 20 TEN TEN 20 20 TEN Serial Interface TEN XL ASCII TEN XL SMPTE Model 100 and 110 Production Switcher Model 200 Production Switcher Model 300 Production Switcher SMPTE 3245 E Table 3 1 provides a cross reference between Hexidecimal and ASCII characters Any protocol which allows a protect must refresh the pr...

Page 149: ...28 48 H 68 h 09 I HT 29 49 I 69 i 0A J LF 2A 4A J 6A j 0B K VT 2B 4B K 6B k 0C L FF 2C 4C L 6C l 0D M CR 2D 4D M 6D m 0E N SO 2E 4E N 6E n 0F O SI 2F 4F O 6F o 10 P DLE 30 0 50 P 70 p 11 Q DC1 31 1 51 Q 71 q 12 R DC2 32 2 52 R 72 r 13 S DC3 33 3 53 S 73 s 14 T DC4 34 4 54 T 74 t 15 U NAK 35 5 55 U 75 u 16 V SYN 36 6 56 V 76 v 17 W ETB 37 7 57 W 77 w 18 X CAN 38 8 58 X 78 x 19 Y EM 39 9 59 Y 79 y 1...

Page 150: ...d is used in high low pairs to specify a complete byte of information Received ASCII nulls 00H spaces 20H and line feeds 0AH are ignored and are not included in the byte count Command bytes have the following values CR REQUIRED carriage return character 0DH Adr Hi 0 F high nibble of Performer switch 1 address Adr Lo 0 F low nibble of Performer switch 1 address Len Hi 0 F high nibble of byte count ...

Page 151: ...iption D 44H Sources Data preset source to destination A 41H None All destination Take of current preset matrix T 74H Dest Take of specified destination only P 50H Dest Protect specified destination must be refreshed every 30 seconds C 43H Dest Clear protect on specified destination R 52H None Reset Performer to factory defaults Q 71H Dest Query for status of specified destination S 53H Status Sta...

Page 152: ...uld be sent to set the values of any level which are not to be the same as in the last A or T command source 1 initially Data Data to be inserted following a command character are Sources Lvl Hi Lvl Lo Src Hi Src Lo Dest Hi Dest Lo Dest Dest Hi Dest Lo Status PC Lvl Hi Lvl Lo Src Hi Src Lo Dest Hi Dest Lo PC is P 50H if protect active C 43H if protect clear Lvl Hi 0 F high nibble of level Lvl Lo 0...

Page 153: ...s In the following examples we assume the Performer address is set to 3C hex To preset level 3 of source 5 to destination 1 send these 12 characters CR 3C 07 D030501 In the example spaces are used to separate Adr from Len and Len from Data To cause the preset values to be taken to the switcher output send these 6 characters CR 3C 01 A or using the T command CR 3C 03 T01 To combine preset and take ...

Page 154: ...but the second indicates that level 2 is in fact connected to source 1 takes precedence over the first response This technique reduces the number of characters in the response message by using the all levels value for the source connected to the greatest number of levels followed by a specific message regarding sources connected to other levels If level 1 were connected to source 3 level 2 to 8 an...

Page 155: ...vel and switch simultaneously A breakaway can still be executed at the switcher integral control panel If segment 5 is OPEN the switcher will be in master mode In master mode Performer receives executes and responds to commands If segment 5 is CLOSED the switcher will be in slave mode In slave mode Performer receives and executes commands but does not respond on the serial bus Slave mode is used w...

Page 156: ... message Thus if another controller changes routing switcher configuration you must request current status to discover the change as the Serial Interface will not initiate a report The computer should not send messages unless a response to the previous message has been received or the 1 0 second time interval has expired Each message must begin with a unique header and terminate with a line feed S...

Page 157: ... ones byte 2 Source level 1 tens byte 3 Source level 1 ones byte 4 Source level 2 tens byte 5 Source level 2 ones byte 6 Source level 3 tens byte 7 Source level 3 ones byte 8 Source level 4 tens byte 9 Source level 4 ones byte 10 Checksum high nibble byte 11 Checksum lo nibble byte 12 Line Feed 0AH byte 13 Unused source levels should be sent as 00 tens and ones bytes 30H ...

Page 158: ...ble byte 4 Line Feed 0AH byte 5 Enabled protects must be refreshed every 13 seconds or time out will occur Time out will result in release of protect A 6 second refresh interval is recommended Release Protect Message The Release Protect message is sent from the computer to the Serial Interface Protect header 3AH byte 0 Destination tens byte 1 Destination ones byte 2 Checksum high nibble byte 3 Che...

Page 159: ...he Status Request is sent from computer to Serial Interface Status Hdr 3FH byte 0 Destination tens byte 1 Destination ones byte 2 Checksum high nibble byte 3 Checksum lo nibble byte 4 Line Feed 0AH byte 5 The status request message is used to refresh protects ...

Page 160: ... tens byte 6 Source Level 2 ones byte 7 Protect Level 2 byte 8 Source Level 3 tens byte 9 Source Level 3 ones byte 10 Protect Level 3 byte 11 Source Level 4 tens byte 12 Source Level 4 ones byte 13 Protect Level 4 byte 14 Checksum high nibble byte 15 Checksum lo nibble byte 16 Line Feed 0AH byte 17 Protect status is reported as a P if protected and as a period if not Disabled levels are returned a...

Page 161: ...ed or set to 0 A Status Request command line consists of a series of bytes in the following format STX STX character 02H Dest Hi 0 9 destination high digit 30H 39H Dest Lo 0 9 destination low digit 30H 39H ENQ ENQ character 05H A Crosspoint Select command line consists of a series of bytes in the following format STX STX 02H Dest Hi 0 9 destination high digit 30H 39H Dest Lo 0 9 destination low di...

Page 162: ... ignored When STX is received in the middle of a command the partial command is purged and a new command is started If a BREAK condition occurs it purges anything received so far STX must be received to start a new command If any command is received with a syntax error the command is ignored When a Status Request command is received any crosspoint that has a source of 0 is source 1 and audio cross...

Page 163: ...A port speed of 38 4K baud is recommended even parity The state diagram below illustrates the processing of this protocol On comparing this with standard SMPTE note the listed differences ACTIVE SELECT IDLE POLL POWER ON RESET R SEL ADDR R BREAK FROM ANYWHERE R BREAK R POLL ADDR R UNDEFINED FROM ANYWHERE 6 CHARACTER GAP TIMEOUT T STATUS BYTE R POLL ADDR R TEN T STATUS IDLE R ESC R READ COMMAND R W...

Page 164: ...in a SMPTE select address of 80A0H Polling is as follows Controller BREAK 80A0H Poll Address Router 0XH single byte see below The following four bytes are valid responses to a poll listed in order of priority RST 07H Power up or other reset since last poll NAK 05H Time out parity or invalid command error SVC 08H Change in status since last poll ACK 04H No change in status since last poll The route...

Page 165: ... the WRITE command sequence for selecting crosspoints Controller BREAK 80A0H Address 03H ESCAPE 02H of bytes in message C1H WRITE Command avH crosspoints desired a audio 1 10 v video 1 10 xxH Checksum 2 s complement of last 3 bytes sum Router 04H ACK Protocol error is called when a protocol error occurs Receive error is called when a message with a bad checksum is received When a READ or WRITE mes...

Page 166: ...mer s internal switches for 100 compatible protocol you had your choice between ALWAYS FOLLOW and CONDITIONAL FOLLOW settings If you pickedALWAYS FOLLOW the Performer will switch audio to match Model 100 Program Bus selections so long as the 100 is UNPROTECTED and EDITOR ENABLED is active If you selected the CONDITIONAL FOLLOW setting the 100 must be UNPROTECTED with EDITOR ENABLED active and Perf...

Page 167: ...ying the command L Learn command R Recall command Devices 6 Hex characters identifying which peripherals are to learn the data to follow The peripheral number corresponds to the Performer address Switch S2 Register 3 Hex characters identifying which register number to store recall a router configuration in from CR Carriage Return Ignoring the trailing return each command has exactly 10 characters ...

Page 168: ...are returned from Performer Received ASCII nulls spaces and line feeds are ignored If a BREAK occurs incomplete commands are purged If any command is received with communications or syntax errors protocol error is called and the command is ignored ...

Page 169: ...Receive 110XXX00 XXX Performer Poll Address S2 0000VVVV VVVV video crosspoint 11112222 1111 audio 1 crosspoint 11112222 2222 audio 2 crosspoint 10100101 Validity Code Send nothing If the address XXX is different than the Performer address at Switch S1 the command is ignored When a Status Query command is received any crosspoint that has a source of 0 is set to source 1 and audio crosspoint 2 is se...

Page 170: ...r received Performer will enter the IDLE state and call protocol error On reset Performer assigns itself to the SMPTE all call group address and clears all other group assignments Performer does not make entries in the bus controller linkage directory This must be handled by another device on the bus Performer is a single virtual machine Messages for selecting virtual machine are NOT supported SMP...

Page 171: ...ck System Service 08 T SERR System Service Error System Service 20 R CNOP Common NOP Common 21 R CRST Common Reset Common 22 R READ Read Info Fields Common 29 T CERR Common Error Common 32 T IFRE Info Field Item Response Common 3F CEXT Common Extension Common 3F 07 R UDAT Update Common 3F 09 R MUTE Mute Common 40 T STUR Startup Response Type Specific 42 R CONC Connect Crosspoint Type Specific 43 R...

Page 172: ...0 video 01 audio 1 02 audio 2 FF all levels 43 Source Pointer Type Specific 2 bytes 0000 0009 or FFFF 0000 0009 source FFFF all sources 44 Destination Pointer Type Specific 2 bytes 0000 or FFFF 0000 this Performers destination FFFF all destinations 46 Destinations to Source Type Specific 4 or 5 bytes matrix level source 0 1 0 no connection 1 next 2 bytes give destination 0000 47 Sources to Destina...

Page 173: ...ystem Service Error is also sent when a system service message is encountered byte code between 00 and 1F that Performer cannot handle or when a message that it can handle contains a bad data item CERR 29 Common Error is sent when a common message is encountered byte code between 20 and 3F that Performer cannot handle or when a message that it can handle contains a bad data item Any SERR and CERR ...

Page 174: ... does not explicitly say that more than one information field name value pair can be supplied wrapped in a BEGIN END construct Again this construct is allowed by Performer The following I F names can be used in a PRESET message MATRIX LEVEL SOURCE and DESTINATION pointers In particular note that sources to destination and destinations to source may NOT be used The PRESET message will not allow the...

Page 175: ...nformation fields are sensitive to whether or not the level source and or destination pointers are set to the wildcard values FF FFFF If so reading these information fields results in multiple I F response values for these I Fs one for each wildcard replacement combination The SMPTE spec is a bit unclear about how the wildcarding should apply but this seems to be the correct way Note that it is no...

Page 176: ...se or modification To arrange for repair or replacement services contact your Grass Valley Group distributor or Grass Valley Group Customer Service department refer to the inside of title page for Grass Valley Group telephone and address information We have included a checklist on the following page to assist you in troubleshooting the system NOTE The Performer contains no operator serviceable ele...

Page 177: ...ponding to your front panel selections but is not operating correctly proceed as follows Check input signals Check cables and connections Check bit rate mode switch position on front panel Check internal setup switches S1 2 3 Verify source equipment is operating correctly Check output connections If your unit is still not operating correctly replace it with a known good spare if available and cont...

Page 178: ...3 60 Section 3 Operation Service ...

Page 179: ... 2 14 PC Performer ASCII to Performer 2 12 PC TEN XL ASCII to modem to Performer 2 18 PC TEN XL ASCII to Performer 2 16 Performer Remote to Performer 2 11 TEN XL XY mode to modem to Performer 2 21 TEN XL Remote panels to Per former 2 22 TEN XL SCP XY mode to Per former 2 20 TNX AFV19 to Performer 2 23 Control 1 6 control circuitry 1 6 control panel reference Performer Serial Remote Control Panel 2...

Page 180: ...Option Connector pin assignments 2 38 options 1 2 P Part 68 xii Performer ASCII Protocol command line 3 32 command strings 3 33 data 3 34 examples 3 35 Performer front remote panel opera tion audio follow video 3 3 protect 3 8 Performer Remote TEN 20 20 TEN Compatible Protocol 3 37 Performer Serial Remote Control Panel Performer protocol selection 2 48 polling address 2 43 GVG TEN XL ASCII protoco...

Page 181: ...ng destinations 3 24 error codes 3 24 placing protects 3 23 presetting and taking a source 3 23 selecting destinations 3 22 TEN 20 20 TEN Remote Panel Proto col Performer S1 Switch Settings Destination Offset 2 73 Level Offset 2 74 Source Offset 2 71 TEN 20 20 TEN Serial Interface Pro tocol Enable Protect message 3 40 Release Protect message 3 40 Response Message 3 42 Status Request Message 3 41 t...

Page 182: ...PTE Protocol 3 45 terminating resistors 2 32 TNX RCP TNX TCP Remote Con trol of Performer audio follow video source selection 3 10 breakaway source selection 3 11 TNX SCP Serial Remote Control Pan el to Performer dual mode operation 3 14 error indicator 3 18 power indicator 3 18 X Y mode operation 3 16 U uncrating 2 2 V VAA board 1 6 Vertical Interval strobe selection 2 40 video processing circuit...

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